Learning Style Practices and Critical Thinking of Students in Malaysia

This study aims to identify the relationship between students' learning style practice and critical thinking. At the same time, the study also explored the dimensions of learning style practice that are predictors of students' critical thinking in learning. A quantitative approach using the questionnaire conducted on 431 participants consisting of Form Six College students throughout Malaysia. They were selected using strata random sampling. The instrument for learning style practice was adapted from Dunn and Dunn (1978), while critical thinking adapted from Critical Thinking in Everyday Life presented by Mincemoyer, Perkins, & Munyua (2001). The results show that there is a moderate and significant relationship between learning style practices and critical thinking of students. The analysis also indicates that dimensions such as emotional, physical, psychological and environmental are vital contributors to the critical thinking of students at Form Six College throughout Malaysia. Through this study, it hoped that it would provide useful input for educators to understand students' learning style practices and critical thinking to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process. The method of student learning styles is crucial to develop high-impact essential skills of thinking in line with 21st century learning concepts.